Christian Esperanto - Christianese and Dis-ease

Andy Crouch is such a great writer. I really think he has the stuff to become the next C.S. Lewis. His observations slay me.

Here he explores the consequences of raising kids in an artificial Christian subculture which has little-to-no connection to the real world. Christian parents think they're protecting their kids from the corruption of the world. The consequence is that they are rendered impotent in the face of the culture at large. They can't understand, dialogue with, or effectively witness to the culture around them. This is not discipleship. This is a form of neglect which leads to atrophy. Not to mention the fact that when you only speak esperanto you can't effectively communicate the gospel to those who don't.

Christian Esperanto - Christianity Today Magazine